{"product_id":"untranslatable-9781949914580","title":"Untranslatable","description":"There is a story behind every word. There is a word behind every story. Some concepts require a single word in other languages but paragraphs to explain in English.There are times when it is impossible to have a direct translation of something, to understand an idea at once simple to one mind and unutterably impenetrable to another-except through the bridge of story, through a literal journey into another language, another culture, another mind. The 14 stories in this book are bridges made of words-crossing into language landscapes of Japan, of Sweden, of France, of Portugal, of Tierra del Fuego-glimpses into the worldview and the mindset of cultures different enough from our own to produce a single word that encompasses a world of concepts. Translating the untranslatable. \"I love Alma Alexander's writing. Reading one of her stories is like having a beautiful and intense conversation that you walk away from realizing that you've learned something you didn't know about yourself.\" - Leigh Grossman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Green Lion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e, creator of \"Sense of Wonder\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mystique Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50366678532370,"sku":"9781949914580","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bb10aadd-28fb-4f75-9861-3216e965412d.jpg?v=1728475864","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/untranslatable-9781949914580","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}